Ireland's Catholics collection for papal visit

Ireland’s Catholics collection for papal visit

Monday, February 12th, 2018

Ireland’s Catholics are being asked to dig into their pockets to help pay for this year’s papal visit.

The Church is trying to persuade wealthy followers to donate millions of euro to cover the costs of the visit.

The World Meeting of Families, which will take place from August 21 to 26, is estimated to cost around €20million. Read more

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